What does Guest Memory % actually mean?
In the virtual machine summary, there are two columns described this way in the online help: Host Mem - Number of megabytes of the virtual machine's memory used. Guest Mem % - Amount of...
View ArticleError: Insufficient disk space on datastore
Hi, I got the error "Insufficient disk space on datastore" while powering on my VM. Below is the scenario: 1. I am having 10GB of free space on my LUN assigned to ESX server. 2. I deployed one...
View Articlevmhba no longer has device /dev association?
HW/SW: HP DL585G2 - 2x Qlogic QLE-2460 - ESX 3.0.1 - VC 2.5u2: I have a situation where : esxcfg-vmhbadevs -q returns a list of vmhba & /dev - with one exception. #34 in this list does not have...
View ArticleChange MAC address of VM to whatever MAC I want
I have a Windows 2003 Server guest that I migrated from a VMware Server to an ESX Server. In the migration the MAC address was changed. This is a real problem since this is a licensing server and the...
View ArticleUnable to change license state as the license server is not available
I currently have about 20 ESX Servers- 3i, build 3.5.0. One of the servers has Virtual Center running on a virtual machine that also serves as my license server. I just generated a new centralized...
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Add Extent - Expand VMFS volume....
Hi, I created a VMFS volume of 40Gb and after a while realised I should have made it a bit bigger - I've expanded the space on my SAN and then re-scanned the adapter and all is well - I can see the...
View ArticleVcbmounter Error: Other error encountered: Snapshot creation failed:...
Hi all, I back up several vm guest servers each night using Arcserve on a vcb proxy which runs a pre script to snapshot the guests and mount the raw files, ready to be backed up to tape. The backup...
View ArticleOrphaned VM server with missing VMX file
Hi, Does anyone know how i can get my orphaned Virtual server back into my ESX farm with a missing VMX file? This server has already been removed from the VC inventory. I have located the server...
View ArticleVC install fails with "Error.25060 setup failed to execute sqlcmd.exe"
I've tried installing multiple times but still no luck. everytime it fails with this error message. Please help.
View ArticleHP DL385 ILO within ESX
Hi All, I have a question, I am not greatly familiar with ILO so maybe someone can help me. I have a server ata remote location I have no physical access to. The server is running ESX 3.01, is...
View ArticleLSI 8708ELP SAS
Hello, I have a server with LSI 8708ELP SAS (megaraid_sas). When I try any CD of vmware esx server on it, it stucks on loading megaraid_sas module. I have installed other systems like CentOS, X__,...
View ArticleRename Vmnic
Hi, I would like to rename the vmnic1 to vmnic0 and vmnic0 to vmnic1, it's possible?
View ArticlePorts between Virtual Center and ESX hosts, Hosts being listed as...
I have a firewall between my ESX hosts and my Virtual Center Manager. I opened the ports below from the documentation file for ESX3i. I can add the new ESX hosts and configure them for a few minutes...
View ArticleWhat is Sr. VMware Consultant for large financial corporation salary be?
Folks, Anyone know would be a decent salary package for Sr. VMware Consultant for large financial corporation be? This would be consulting for other head hunter company. Any ideas would be great!
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NFS Error: Unable to unmount filesystem: Busy
I can't remove a NFS datastore from an ESX 3.5 build 110268 with this message : Error performing operation: NFS Error: Unable to Unmount filesystem: Busy This datastore was mounted on 4 or 5 ESX...
View ArticleInsufficient disk space on datastore error
I just created a new VM and the datastore has 1GB free, but when I try to power on the VM I am getting the error "Insufficient disk space on datastore error". What is the minimum data space require...
View Articlecommand line change VLAN ID in virtual switch
The trunk port on our core switch has been changed. So now I can not reach my esx server in virtual center. I would like to change the VLAN ID of the service console on the virtual switch to 500....
View Articlevmware tools "out of date" bad? good? What do I lose?
I'm trying to go from 3.0.2 to 3.5. What functionality do I lose when I have a vm with 3.0.2 vmware tools on 3.5? The status on it just says "out of date".
View ArticleHost address lookup failed...
Hi, I've start to configure a new cluster with two esx 3.5 servers, i also activate HA & DRS. when i try to run a virtaul machine from my VC i get an error message in the up of the console...
View Articlewindows 2003 terminal services server farm on ESX3.5
Hi, Wondering if anyone is running Microsoft TS 2003 farm on Vmware ESX 3.5 ? Are there any issues ? Is there any white papers or technical docs on implementing this ? Thanks
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